The Winter 2008 issue (volume 11, issue 4) was added to the website January 7, 2008. This issue promotes several resources available from CHNEP. The order form is not yet available to request these items so please check back later. Links for additional information:

• Signing Ceremony on March 24, 2008

• Charlotte Harbor Watershed Summit March 25-27, 2008

• Clean Boating with Clean Marina, Clean Boatyard, Clean Retailer and Clean Boater

• Green Lodging Program

• Society of Ethical Ecotourism

• Go Green!

• Water CHAMP

• Drought information from SFWMD and SWFWMD

• New information from CHNEP (this is not yet available but will be by February 5)

• Wading trips

• In memory (pages are not yet available but will be by February 5)

• Public Issues and Conflict Management, a workshop on effective collaboration: June 24-26, 2008

• CHNEP calendars

2007:

The Fall 2007 issue (volume 11, issue 3) was added to the website September 17, 2007. This issue is almost exclusively devoted to National Estuaries Days. The information is posted as both a web page and a PDF file.

The Summer 2007 issue (Volume 11, issue 2) was added to the website June 12, 2007. All links are not yet added.

• Peace River Cumulative Impact Assessment (pg 1)

• CHNEP 2008 calendar: Submit images by July 20 (pg 1)

• State and Federal Elected Officials (pg 2)

  • U.S. Senators

  • U.S. House Representatives

  • Florida Senators

  • Florida House of Representatives

• CHNEP Committees and meetings (pg 3)

• Florida friendly workshops and favorite native plant writing contest (pg 3)

• Water conservation facts (pg 3)

• National Estuary Program Coastal Condition Report (pg 5)

  • National Coastal Condition Report 2001

  • National Coastal Condition Report 2005

• CHNEP Research and Restoration Partner Grants directory and RFP

• Historic Bok Sanctuary -- "Wonderful places" links are not yet added

• 1000 Friends of Florida and their report: Florida 2060 (pg 10)

• SWFRPC "Land use impacts and solutions to sea level rise in southwest Florida"

• The Nature Conservancy's Protecting Wild Florida report (pg 10)

• Energy Star Change a Light, Change the World Campaign 2007 (pg 11)

• 18 seconds (pg 11)

• National Estuaries Days 2007 and Charlotte Harbor Regional Nature Festival (pg 12)

The Spring 2007 issue (Volume 11, Issue 1) was added to the website March 23, 2007.

• Curious Kids Nature Club (pg 1) You can request a DVD of this site.

• Benthic invertebrate maps (pg 2) -- Because these files are large, these are located on a separate page.

• CHNEP Committees and meetings (pg 3)

• Lee County Natural Resources Preservation/Master Mitigation Plan (pg 4) This is not yet available.

• Florida friendly workshops and favorite native plant writing contest (pg 5)

• Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program Grants and Public Outreach Grant Guidance Document (deadline September 5, 2007)

• Turtle diaries (pg 9)

• Suggested readings (pg 10)

• Peace River Environmental Education Network (PREEN) (pg 10)

• Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) Workshop (pg 11)

• CHNEP 2007 calendar -- and possible 2008 calendar (pg 12)

The Winter 2007 issue (Volume 10, Number 4) was added to the website January 2, 2007. This is the first of four issues that will be printed in color as opposed to the two-color versions of the past.

• Florida friendly workshops (pg 1)

  • Saturday, January 27: SFCC in Bowling Green (2968 US 17 North)
  • Saturday, February 3: SFCC in Arcadia (2251 NE Turner Ave)

• Links to other Florida Friendly information: Florida Yards

• Links to sites maintained by Florida Yards in Neighborhood Programs in Charlotte County, Lee County, Manatee County, Polk County, Sarasota County

• CHNEP 2007 calendar -- and possible 2008 calendar (1 and 4)

• Suggested readings (pg 3)

• Estuaries and Coasts special issue on hurricane impacts (pg 5) -- Because graphic files are large, these select maps and graphics are located on a separate page

• Map that shows tracks hurricanes that crossed over CHNEP study area in 2004 (pg 5) -- Because graphic files are large, these select maps and graphics are located on a separate page

• Estero Bay watershed: land use and protected lands (pg 6) -- Because graphic files are large, these select maps and graphics are located on a separate page

• Estuary shoreline with CHNEP study area (pg 7) -- Because graphic files are large, these select maps and graphics are located on a separate page

• Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum -- and other "wonderful places" featured in Harbor Happenings (pg 8) -- please browse this page to find additional "wonderful places"

• Wetlands Reserve Program and service centers -- Follow the "Find a service center" link to locate the center nearest you (pg 10)

• Wading Trips (pg 11)

• National Estuaries Days 2007 and Charlotte Harbor Regional Nature Festival (pg 11)

2006:

The Fall 2006 issue (Volume 10, Number 3) was added to the website September 1. This issue is almost exclusively devoted to National Estuaries Days. The information is posted as both a web page and a PDF file. This issue will be translated into Spanish and posted on this website.

The Summer 2006 issue (Volume 10, Number 2) was added to the website August 9. This issue will be translated into Spanish and posted on this website. Links for more information is provided about. . .

• CHNEP 2007 Calendar Survey

• Peace River Cumulative Impact Assessment

• CCMP update -- review draft

• Special issue of Florida Scientist dedicated to Charlotte Harbor is now available as PDF files

• Governor's Action Plan for healthy and resilient Gulf coast

• Babcock Preservation Partnership (Use your computer's "find" command to locate articles about Babcock that appear in earlier issues.)

• CHNEP Grants: Apply for a public outreach grant (by August 25) and research and restoration partners grants (by October 27) ~ Read about grants already awarded

• Randell Research Center, Florida Public Archeology Network (FPAN) and South Florida Museum of Natural History

• Boaters Guides

  • Charlotte County:

  • Lee County: The online guide is available at http://www.lee-county.com/naturalresources/guide.htm

  • Sarasota County: The online guide is available at www.sarasota.wateratlas.org

  • Manatee County:

• Project Design and Evaluation Course: December 12-14

• Watershed Academy Web

• Charlotte Harbor Nature Festival

• Keeping the Peace: Translating Management Plans into Action

• National Estuaries Days 2006

• Workshops on Native Plants -- details are not yet available

• VIdeos produced with WGCU Public Media -- details are not yet available

2006

The spring 2006 issue (Volume 10, Number 1) was added to the website May 23. This issue will be translated into Spanish and posted on this website. Links for more information is provided about. . .

• TMDL Process: Copies of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s water quality assessments are available at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/tmdl/stat_rep.htm. Tthe Estero Bay watershed is part of the Everglades West Coast Group 1 report. The Lake Okeechobee report is listed under Group 1. The Charlotte Harbor report is listed under Group 2. The Caloosahatchee, Peace and Myakka River reports are listed under Group 3.

• CHNEP Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and Legislative Committee

• CHNEP 2007 Calendar

• Babcock Preservation Partnership

• CHNEP Grants

• Estuaries Report Card for Southwest Florida

• Hardee Lakes Park

• Charlotte Harbor Nature Festival, Florida Friendly Workshops and Wading Trips

• Cape Coral Canals: A Public Conference on Water Quality and Quantity

2005-6: The winter 2005-6 issue (Volume 9, Number 4) was added to the website January 5. This issue will be translated into Spanish and posted on this website. Links for more information is provided about. . .

• Charlotte Harbor Nature Festival

• Implementing a Community-Based Watershed Approach

• CHNEP Committee Meeting Dates

• Lower Charlotte Harbor Reconnaissance Report

• Environmental Indicators for the CHNEP

• CHNEP Internships

• Phosphate at the Crossroads

• National Coastal Condition Report

• CHNEP Wading Trips

• Society for Ethical Ecotourism in Southwest Florida

• Florida Native Plant Workshops: February 11 at SFCC in Wauchula

• Banking on Nature 2004: The Economic Benefits to Local Communities of National Wildlife Refuge Visitation

• J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge

• Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Nature-Writing Contest

• Babcock Preservation Partnership

2005: The fall 2006 issue (Volume 9, Number 3) was added to the website August 25. Be sure to check out the events offered in celebration of National Estuaries Days.

The summer 2005 issue (Volume 9, Number 2) was added to the website June 28, 2005. Links for information is provided about. . .

• Agency on Bay Management Announces 2005 Awards

• Land Trusts (scroll down once you follow the link)

• Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program meetings

• CHNEP Grants

• Want to know more?

  • Charlotte Harbor Watershed Summit, February 14-17, 2005

  • Land Change and Land Monitoring: The Missing Piece in Estuarine Protection and Recovery, December 3, 2004

  • Water Budget Conference, May 11-12, 2004

  • Public Conference on Lemon Bay, March 27, 2004

  • FY06 Workplan

The spring 2005 issue (Volume 9, Number 1) was added to the website May 2, 2005. Links for information is provided about . . .

• Paths of Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Jeanne Followed through Florida: This is a 11 x 17 inch color poster.

• Thoughts from the Backside of the Hurricanes: Complete article written by Monica Dorken

• Dissolved Oxygen powerpoint presentation: Article on page 3 is based on this presentation. If you don't have the software for PowerPoint, the presentation can be viewed using PowerPoint viewer.

Links for more information about hurricanes:

• NOAA National Weather Service National Hurricane Center Tropical Prediction Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

• NOAA Satellite and Information Services National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS): http://www.osei.noaa.gov/

• NOAA Coastal Services Center: http://hurricane.csc.noaa.gov/hurricanes/

• Southern Regional Climate Center: http://www.srcc.lsu.edu/

• Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 15-21): http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/intro.shtml

• Tropical Meterological Project (Dr. Gray's predictions): http://typhoon.atmos.colostate.edu/

• Hurricane Hunters: http://www.hurricanehunters.com/

• Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council: http://www.swfrpc.org/hurr.htm (include additional hurricane-related links)

2004: Please note that due to the hurricane season experienced by all who live in Southwest Florida and an office move, only two issues of Harbor Happenings were published as part of volume 8 (2004-5).

The second issue of 2004-5 (Volume 2, Number 2) was added to the website January 13, 2005. Links for information is provided about. . .

• Greater Charlotte Harbor Watershed Guide

• CCMP Update -- Download the PDF file or order a copy

The first issue of 2004 (Volume 8, Number 1) was added to the website July 28. Links for more information is provided about. . .

• River of Words: 2004 Charlotte County Poetry Contest Winning Entries

The Winter 2004 issue (Volume 7, Number 4) was added to the website May 3. Please note that two dates for wading trip are incorrect. Correct dates for wading trips are posted. Links for more information is provided about. . .

• Babcock Ranch

• Coastal Conservation Corridor (map)

• Charlotte Harbor Watershed Summit 2005

• Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association

• Charlotte Harbor Nature Festival

• National Estuaries Days

• Submit Your Artwork for 2005 Calendar

2003

The Fall 2003 issue (Volume 7, Number 3) was added to the website December 18. For more information about. . .

• Charlotte Harbor Nature Festival

• Septic Tank Assessment -- This is a PDF file of the report.

The Summer 2003 issue (Volume 7, Number 2) was added to the website August 25.

The Spring 2003 issue (Volume 7, Number 1) was added to the website February 18.

• A list of mini-grant and research & restoration partner grants initiated in 2003

2002

The Winter 2002-3 issue (Volume 6,Number 4) was added to the website February 18.

The Fall 2002 issue (Volume 6, Number 3) was added to the website December 11.

• Submerged Aquatic Habitat Restoration Workshops co-sponsored by the four National Estuary Programs in Florida

The Summer 2002 issue (Volume 6, Number 2) was added to the website August 12.

• Shoreline Calculation provided by FDEP Florida Marine Resources Institute

• Greenways, Trails and Blueways

The Spring 2002 issue (Volume 6, Number 1) was added to the website May 28.

2001

The Winter 2001-2 issue (Volume 5, Number 4) was added to the website December 27.

• Charlotte Harbor Watershed Summit: Plan to Attend February 7-9, 2002

• Development of a Resource-Based Pollutant Load Reduction Goal for Charlotte Harbor

Fall 2001: Volume 5, Number 3 FOCUS: CHNEP transition from planning to implementation

• Coastal Conservation Corridor Map

Summer 2001: Volume 5, Number 2 FOCUS: Land Acquired for Conservation

• The Keep it Picture Perfect Public Service Announcement with Clyde Butcher is available on the website.

• The project report of the Lake Mariana Water Quality Project (page 11) is available.

Spring 2001: Volume 5, Number 1 FOCUS: Exotic Species and New Restoration Partners and Mini-Grant Projects

2000

Spring 2000: Volume 4, Number 1 FOCUS: Restoration Partner and Mini-Grant Projects

Summer 2000: Volume 4, Number 2 FOCUS: Charlotte Harbor Proper

Fall 2000: Volume 4, Number 3 Management Plan, Grants Available

Winter 2000-2001: Volume 4, Number 3 Mote research, FOCUS: Water

1999

Spring 1999: Volume 3, Number 1 FOCUS: Caloosahatchee River and Watershed

Summer 1999: Volume 3, Number 2 FOCUS: Early Action Demonstration Projects

Fall 1999:Volume 3, Number 3 FOCUS: Myakka River and Watershed

Winter 1999-2000: Volume 3, Number 4 FOCUS: Lemon Bay and Watershed

1998

Spring 1998: Volume 2, Number 1 FOCUS: Fish Research and Water Quality Projects

Summer 1998: Volume 2, Number 2 FOCUS: Agriculture

Fall 1998: Volume 2, Number 3 FOCUS: Beaches and Barrier Islands

Winter 1998-1999: Volume 2, Number 4 FOCUS: Historical and Cultural Resources